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Far Cry Primal
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Far Cry: Primal is a shooter and action adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montreal. It utilizes the Dunia Engine and is part of the Far Cry franchise. The title supports single-player game modes. It was released on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 in February 2016, with a later release on Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5. The game received a Mature rating from the ESRB.
Critical reception included a Metacritic score of 74 and a RAWG rating of 3.58. Additional review scores were recorded as 77/100, 60%, and 75/100. User ratings on IGDB totaled 71 from 484 reviews, while critic ratings on the same platform averaged 76 from 20 reviews. The game was announced in October 2015.
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Game data
Metacritic 74- Released
- 2016-02-23
- User rating
- 3.58 / 5
- Genres
- Shooter, Action
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
- ESRB
- Mature
via RAWG
Game details · IGDB
Far Cry Primal is a first-person action game set in 10,000 BC during the transition from the Upper Paleolithic to the Mesolithic period. As part of the Far Cry series, it replaces modern firearms with prehistoric weapons including spears, clubs, and bows. Players take the role of Takkar, a Wenja tribesman who can tame wild animals such as sabertooth cats and wolves to use as companions in combat. The open world takes place in the fictional Oros valley and features a day-night cycle with dynamic wildlife behavior, tribal warfare, and resource crafting. The game's characters speak a construct…
- Released
- 2016
- Genres
- Shooter, Adventure
- Platforms
- Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
- Game modes
- Single player
- Engine
- Dunia Engine
- Franchise
- Far Cry
- Developer
- Ubisoft Montreal
- Publisher
- Ubisoft Entertainment
Key facts
- Developer
- Ubisoft Montreal
- Publisher
- Ubisoft
- Directors
- Jean-Christophe Guyot Thomas Simon
- Producer
- Vincent Pontbriand
- Programmers
- David Robillard Jean-Philippe Harvey
- Artist
- Mickael Labatt
- Writers
- Jean-Sébastien Decant Ian Ryan Kevin Shortt
- Composer
- Jason Graves
- Series
- Far Cry
- Engine
- Dunia 2
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows Google Stadia
- Release
- PlayStation 4 , Xbox One February 23, 2016 Windows March 1, 2016 Google Stadia May 17, 2022
- Genre
- First-person shooter
- Mode
- Single-player
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game
- Country of origin
- Canada
- Publisher
- Ubisoft
- Series
- Far Cry
- Composer
- Jason Graves
- Narrative location
- Europe
- Developer
- Ubisoft Toronto
- Platform
- Xbox One
- Game mode
- single-player video game
- Official website
- www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/far-cry/far-cry-primal
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- publication date
- 2016-03-01
- set in period
- prehistory
- distributed by
- Amazon Luna
- copyright license
- proprietary license
- announcement date
- 2015-10-06
- language of work or name
- Traditional Chinese
- review score
- 75/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Far Cry Primal is a 2016 first-person shooter game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the ninth installment in the Far Cry series. Set during prehistoric times, the game follows the story of Takkar, who starts off as an unarmed hunter but will rise to become the leader of a tribe, using his special gift of taming animals. Primal adapts the traditional Far Cry formula to its prehistoric setting, replacing modern firearms with primitive weapons like spears, clubs, and bows and arrows, and allowing players to summon animal companions during battles. Everyday survival is a key aspect of the gameplay, as players have to watch out for both natural predators and rival tribesmen.
Far Cry Primal was released worldwide for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on February 23, 2016, Windows on March 1, 2016, and for Google Stadia on May 17, 2022. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the concept, setting, world design, and the animal-taming mechanic. Criticism targeted the limited choice of weapons, the story, and what was considered a lack of innovation.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Far Cry Primal” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.